Star Cluster NGC 6624—Age: 11.5-12.5 billion years old | Hubble Space Telescope

Star Cluster NGC 6624—Age: 11.5-12.5 billion years old | Hubble Space Telescope

This is a Hubble image of the ancient star cluster NGC 6624 in the constellation Sagittarius. The Cluster’s age has been estimated to be between 11.5-12.5 billion years old. This confirms that it formed when the Universe was only a fraction of its current age of about 13.8 billion years. 

Credits: Ivan King, University of California at Berkeley; and NASA/ESA
Release Date: Aug. 27, 1993

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